Passenger Car Department

                                    Yes,  the latest coach, RI 2612, is begining to look like a coach once more!!   Matter-of-fact one of the electric car members visited yesterday and even remarked it sure looks a lot better!!!                                                                                                      Here are the amazing results of just a few hours efforts.   Warren Newhauser and Paul Cronin are watching the old paint just fall off the celiling    Another Rock Island fan and new volunteer, Brian Patterson, really got into peeling the old carpet off the wall.  In many places it peeled off right to the bare metal.   Thanks for your help,  Brian.   See you next time,when it's a little warmer.     BTY, as you can see in this picture,  Warren was  working without his coat.  After I removed the gray curtains the sun came thur and warmed the entire car.  It was quite comfortable.    Here we all are working away this last Saturday Feb 2, 2013                                                                                                                                                                        As you can see with just two days of work the car has  been transformed into a work of?                        NO,  not yet!  Much work to be done.      Next,  removing the green fabric on the indidvidual seats and scraping more paint; then sweep,sweep and more sweep.   Want to help?         Please come out on a Saturday and/or Sunday and stop by Barn 3 to say hello.  If you can't make it please consider a donation to Rock Island 2612 fund to help  pay the track storage fund.       Remember,  with all our efforts  this Will happen.......................   More good news is coming....  Roger Kramer 

Here are some interior pictures of our newest acquisation,  Rock Island 2612.     O!!, my mistake! This is what it should  look like!   In actuality this is a pic of the 2602Q u e s t i o n ?   Do we want this coach to be operational for both the 2013 Thomas Event and the 4-day  Labor Day Weekend/Railroad Extravaganza?    Some monies will have to be spent inorder to place in service.  Is it a good return for the money?   Do the accounting..   I think so.                                Want to help with this project?    Show up at barn 3 any Saturday or Sunday and we will get you involved with the 2612!!                                              With volunteer help we CAN make this coach presentable to the public for revenue service.                                                                                                           Notice the "junk" on the floor  and walls.  This has to removed and cleaned.                                                         It  needs the manufacture and installation of two new buffers                                                   Both entrance decks are in fair shape shape                                                                                                             Please help... With a donation to Rock Island 2612 fund.   We need to pay the transportation costs and then pay for the $6075.00 track charges.   Thanks....  Roger     Just a reminder.....  Please help with a $25 donation to  the Barn 14  building fund.